{"nrhp_refnum":"79002745","name":"Sears, A. B., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Sandusky St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chesterville","county":"Morrow County","state":"OH","lat":40.48034850800008,"lon":-82.68530282899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Greek Revival wood-frame house on the south side of Route 95 in Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, the fourth building west of Route 314. It sits on a sandstone foundation and has a T-shaped plan.","why_significant":"A. B. Sears lived here in 1859 and ran a tannery on the property, with a cooper shop, blacksmith shop and steam carding mill clustered nearby. The form calls it one of Chesterville's finest Greek Revival houses, and it is part of a group of Chesterville resources.","narrative":"This two-story Greek Revival house stands on the south side of Route 95 in Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, the fourth building west of Route 314. Built of wood frame on a sandstone foundation, it has clapboard siding, a seamed-metal gable roof, a T-shaped plan and a five-bay front. Its most notable feature is an elaborate front entrance with a large entablature, pilasters with detailed fretwork and side lights. Windows have been replaced and the interior altered, and an addition has been made, but the exterior is in very good condition. A. B. Sears lived here in 1859 and operated a tannery on the property, where a cooper shop, blacksmith shop and steam carding mill were clustered around the house. The house is described as one of Chesterville's finest Greek Revival buildings. It remains a residence, surrounded by shade trees and shrubbery, with a garage to the rear and a small stream to the east.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Used as a residence; interior condition good and exterior very good, with an addition, replaced windows and interior alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.373505-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/79002745.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002745/fbeff096f8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002745/fbeff096f8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A.B._Sears_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A.B._Sears_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985949","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138638623"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/morrow-county/sears-a-b-house-79002745/"}